Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-04-14

The most important event of the past
week at the Capital was the meeting and
organization of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and Its entrance upon duty.
Everything wears look of activity at the
temporary headquarters of the new court
which consists of a suite of rooms in
building on street. Messengers are
running to and fro all day long, and the
ante-room is filed with a crowd of people
anxious to interview the new officials.
The latter are having all the trouble that
was predicted to be theirs, and that be-
longs to every official that has the making
of an appointment. They are besieged
with letters and personal applications for
Office from every state in the Union. The
first discussion of the Commissioners over
that intricate piece of legislation which
they are called upon to interpret, referred
to the Long and Short IIaur' clause.
Judge Cooley, the President of the Com
mission, who is a Republican, is admitted
by the other members to know more about
law and railroad matters than all of them
put together. Therefore there was no
contest over his election to the chairman
ship
The National Drill Committee is now
very busy. The entries have all been
closed. and now the work Of scheduling j.
being pushed as fast as possible Besides
the commands entered, regiments, battal-
zouave companies and large number of
band and drum corps, the number Of in'li-
vidual competitors j. estimated at about
100. and many more will contest in the
rifle practice.
The committee Of arrangements i very
Sanguinc that the coming show will eclipse
ANYTHING of the Kind that has ever oc-
CURED in this country, and A. 70 the tcl-
cgram from Montgomery, Ala., in regard
to the color line question, they think it j.
exaggerated, and that it will bc overcome
in time Mr. DeLeon. the secretary Of
the Drill committee, i nf the opinion that
outside Of Washington there il not col
orcd military company which can raise
enough money 10 make the expensive trip
and if they can dp that. il would he dii'l-
cult ID pas Inspection.
some weeks ago there were conjcrturc>
as To the disposition Of entries SHOWN 70
come from col rcd militia companies
many persons mtimating that If they were
allowed 70 compete il would have the
tendency to Keep out many n the white
organizations At that time the manager
said that all entries received in proper
form, duly signed and recorded. should
receive thu same attention, ami that If the
Capital City Guards, Of Washington.
filed the requirements they could compete
ju-t the same a. the famous Chcka~aw
Guards.
\ national drill could not make color
requirement when the law, " the country
say otherwise The sequel Of The ucw~ :
from Alabama that the Grey~ aud The
True Blues would withdraw from thr drill
because Of the entry Of three colorcd com
panie- ha> yet to be unravcled, but the
hope i expressed At headquarters that
common ,cn-c viii prevail among the
competing militia.
The promotion Of Mr~~r>. Fairchid amt
Maynard to hr Secretary ann Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury was received
with expressions of satisfaction from The
cmploye, "f the Department. More than
thousand Of their ~ubordinatr> called to
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